Ryzen 3000 mATX build

[Speakerator]

Hi folks,

 

It's finally time to replace the core components of my trusty Sandybridge build, which lasted a solid nine years. I've decided to try and go with mATX this time, since I rarely had more than two PCIe cards in anyway and want to reduce clutter on the desk a bit.

 

Following constraints on the whole thing:

- use case is 70% gaming and 30% random stuff (Photo editing, programming, playing around with blender or other random projects - but since I cuurrently don't plan on making money on that, seconds of processing time ain't worth much cash)

- I currenly play at 1400p/60Hz but am thinking about getting an Asus MG278Q or similar (144Hz GSync-compatible QHD)

- GPU, PSU and cooling (+ AM4 mount for a few bucks) of the current system will stay, hence listed below with a price of 0,00€

- since I won't use high-end storage solutions, I guess it's not worth to go the X570 route. However, since I don't have a spare CPU and not many shops in Germany offer BIOS upgrade services (Mindfactory charges  34,90 € for that), Bios Flashback functionality is a must for B450 / Z470 boards

- the storage drives listed below are still up for debate, I kinda want to ditch my 2TB HDD for a cheap gaming SSD, since documents are on a NAS anyway and it's just old and low.

 

Following questions are still open:

- having seen Gamers Nexus review of the 3600 / 3600X / 3700X I'm still debating whether it's worth getting the 3700X and gambling on the future adoption of cores in game engines. Yay or nay?

- since I'm not sworn to any legion - if someone can come up with a comparable Intel build, I'm definitely open to suggestions

- any other remarks regarding the list below.

 

I currently came up with the following:

 

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD - Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	€209.00 @ Alternate
CPU Cooler	be quiet! - Dark Rock 3 67.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler	€0.00
Motherboard	MSI - B450M MORTAR Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	€101.84 @ Mindfactory
Memory	Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	€82.90 @ Amazon Deutschland
Storage	Samsung - 970 Evo Plus 250 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive	€74.98 @ Amazon Deutschland
Storage	SanDisk - SSD PLUS 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive	€99.99 @ Amazon Deutschland
Video Card	EVGA - GeForce RTX 2070 8 GB XC GAMING Video Card	€0.00
Case	Fractal Design - Define Mini C TG MicroATX Mid Tower Case	€70.89 @ Alternate
Power Supply	EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	€0.00
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	€639.60
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-07-15 00:17 CEST+0200

Hit me with your best improvements!

 

Thanks and best regards,

Chris

[Stormseeker9]

https://www.mindfactory.de/product_info.php/MSI-B450-Gaming-Pro-Carbon-AC-AMD-B450-So-AM4-Dual-Channel-DDR4-ATX-Ret_1266875.html

Swap The motherboard for something like this which has better Vrm cooling and better board all over or maybe even a tomahawk, but slight less vrm cooling there, 

[Speakerator]

Thanks for the input - the linked board is ATX unfortunately.

 

I was refering to this handy chart of boards and VRM capacity as well as Buildzoids video on the Mortar  which both attest that the board can handle an 8-code just fine. I don't really mind the lack of a dedicated cooler on the VRM for the iGPU / APU at the top, since I don't realllly plan on using the iGPU very much

[Stormseeker9]

22 minutes ago, Speakerator said:

Thanks for the input - the linked board is ATX unfortunately.

 

I was refering to this handy chart of boards and VRM capacity as well as Buildzoids video on the Mortar  which both attest that the board can handle an 8-code just fine. I don't really mind the lack of a dedicated cooler on the VRM for the iGPU / APU at the top, since I don't realllly plan on using the iGPU very much

It’s VRM’s? I run my board with a dGPU. Not sure what’s best on the mATX front. If you’re happy with that then just grab the mortar 

[Guest]

The Mortar will be fine.